What is the family like?

Ten years ago, Gotham on Earth 2.

There was no Darkseid then, no Apocalypse. It was also a peaceful planet, and Helena Wayne went to school like a normal girl.

She was walking from school with two classmates that day, chatting about Batman anecdotes as they walked.

"Have you heard? Another madman has been caught by Batman," said one of the girls wearing a dark blue hairband.

"My mom said she didn't even dare to go out on the street during the day when she was my age." A girl with a purple backpack said, "She said it's all because of Batman." ”

"But my dad said he wasn't that crazy when he was younger." "He said it was because of Batman, too." There wouldn't be so many lunatics without him. ”

The backpack girl was displeased: "But Batman is taking them down." Over time, it will definitely get better. Say a word, Helena. ”

Helena Wayne only smiled and did not comment.

The three girls didn't seem to notice, and not far behind them, a malevolent man was slowly approaching. The shadow of his cap obscured his countenance, and he lowered his head, his right hand slowly pulling a sharp dagger out of his bosom.

But the man never got to the point where the three girls were.

For just as he was following the girls past the mouth of an alley, a leather-gloved hand came out of the shadows of the alley, and dragged him into the darkness with astonishing force.

In the alley was a man wearing a three-point hood, burly and strong, dressed as if he was about to rob a bank. He's very powerful and quick to shoot. One blow knocked down the man's dagger.

The masked man kicked the man's leg bones and punched the man's ribs into his lungs. After taking an old punch and trying all the postures of begging for mercy, the yin owl man fell in a pool of blood and cried, "Dude, I just want to have some fun with them!" We have no grievances, why do we have to do this? ”

The masked man picked him up, furious.

"Because you're doing something wrong with my granddaughter, scum."

The next punch knocked one of his teeth off.

Seven years ago.

Time flies, and Helena Wayne on the bright side has become a slim girl, the daughter of Gotham who often appears in Gotham Fashion Weekly, and the perennial top of the list of rich women in the world's bachelor dreams.

And secretly, she has become Robin, a good assistant for her father to fight crime.

That night, she disobeyed her father's order and sneaked out of the bat cave behind her parents' back, trying to follow up the clues herself. She wanted to prove her ability to her parents, but she fell into a trap.

She was careless and was caught by a criminal gang. Her hands and feet were tied behind her back in a locked hut while the criminals were outside debating what to do with her.

A few minutes later, she heard the exclamations of the gangsters outside. There were fights, gunshots, and the sound of falling to the ground.

At first, she thought that her father had found her and rushed over to help.

But in fact, Batman arrived three minutes after the sound died down.

"Who did it?" Batman asked her with a frown.

But Helena only shook her head blankly.

Who saved himself? She never knew.

The mystery of that night remained unsolved for many years. Or maybe Batman figured it out, but never told her the answer.

Today.

"Happy birthday, Helen!"

Karen smiled and handed the cake to hime-to-go.

"Ling" Helena was a little moved, "I don't remember it myself"

Karen smiled and patted her on the shoulder, "Ha, I knew you wouldn't remember." That's why you need me, otherwise what do you want a super brain for? ”

"You mean, your superbrain is just a calendar."

"Hey, that's not what I said."

Cullen gestured to the hanging ornament on the roof.

"Do you know how hard it is to cut out the shape of a bat with such precision with a thermal sight?"

"Usually we use scissors."

“.”

The two girls were bickering in the shop, just as they had been used to in years. Outside the coffee shop, in an inconspicuous corner across the street, an old man in an overcoat and a wide-brimmed hat stared silently through the glass.

As he himself said, Thomas Wayne never missed a single important moment in Helena's life. He was always by Helena's side, keeping his distance, but never personally involved in her life.

"Happy birthday, Helena." The old man muttered to himself.

But a voice rang out from behind him.

"Why don't you go in and say to her face?"

Thomas Wayne was taken aback. He turned his head to see that the young man who was supposed to be in the store had appeared behind him at some point.

"It's you." Thomas calmed down.

Helena had told him who it was.

"You know, we still have empty seats, and we have empty plates." Shen You shrugged.

"No, I'm still here."

Thomas looked at the window again and shook his head hesitantly.

"No one will welcome me."

"That's not up to you."

Shen You smiled and had already led the way in the direction of the store entrance.

Thomas hesitated, but finally couldn't hold back and followed.

As expected, the meeting between the two bats was still quite awkward.

When they entered the door, the two stood facing each other, embarrassed for several seconds.

"You're here." Helena only held back one sentence for a long time.

"I'm coming." Thomas nodded.

After settling down at the table, there was silence for a long time.

In the end, it was the grandfather who made up his mind to break the embarrassment first.

"Listen to Helena, I. I'm so sorry. "I know I've never done my duty, and I'm not what you and your father imagined." I have let you down, and I have never been able to be with you in your life. I'm sorry. ”

He sighed and breathed a sigh of relief.

Helena muttered for a few seconds.

"In that case, you'll have to find a way to make amends in the future. After all. The days ahead are still long. ”

Thomas looked up, his wrinkled face involuntarily revealing a hint of joy.

Cullen brought out a new plate of dessert and smiled, "Today is a new beginning, in every sense." We need to celebrate.

The first day of the Apocalypse, the first sunrise, or the first birthday we have on this earth for you! ”

Helena pouted: "You'd better not mention the party you prepared for me when we were last on Earth, it was a disaster." ”

"What's wrong with that party? It's interesting. Cullen tilted his head.

Thomas said strangely, "Another. . You've all been on another Earth before? ”

The two girls looked at each other.

"yes, like this O. Well. Mr. Shen is from that earth. Karen pointed at Shen You, "In their world, the Apocalypse Star was repelled within two days of coming.

Even the Lord of the Apocalypse, whom we have never met so far, came in person, but he beat him violently and carried him through the streets of the universe."

Hearing this, both Thomas and Alan had "you seem to be teasing me" expressions.

The green of all things muttered: "I told you that thing is not a human being"

The two described their experiences on the next planet, and the two of them couldn't help but be silent when they said that Earth 2 was the same.

After all these years of tossing, it's a little hard to imagine what kind of paradise is next door.

"Wait, so you're saying there's Superman over there, too, and."

Thomas's mouth moved, but he couldn't say it, as if he was a little afraid to say the word.

"Batman, yes." Helena nodded, "There's Batman there too." He's really alike dad and of course I know they're not alone."

Thomas seemed to be moved, lowered his head and was silent for a while, and then couldn't help but ask again.

"And that Bruce, does he have any family, or."

"If you're saying, is there any? Or is it Mom, or is it me? No, neither. Helena sighed, "He only has Alfred." He's always alone. ”

The two bats looked at each other, both gloomy at each other.

This atmosphere lasted for a few seconds.

Until Shen You, who was sitting on the side, said: "You should know, if you want to. In fact, you can go to his bat cave at any time now. ”

The two bats, one old and one young, looked up at him in unison and looked at him in amazement.

"Huh? Don't you know? ”

Shen You spread his hands as a matter of course.

"It's just a parallel universe with known coordinates, isn't it possible to go at any time if you want to?"

(End of chapter)